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With Raise Them Up you will learn effective strategies to lift your children up in prayer. You will discover the joy of interceding for your children as you pray specific scripture prayers. Through inspirational stories and thoughtful guidance, you'll be motivated to...
• pray bold prayers to help your children in every situation
• experience the impact of powerful prayers to fulfill God's purposes
• trust God more when you speak His Word over...
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What to Expect When You're Your Wife Is Expecting
Pregnancy books for couples abound, but You Got This, Dad is just for guys. Aaron Sharp, a dad of four, draws from his experiences to help husbands, especially first-time dads, navigate the amazing, uncertain, and sometimes scary process of pregnancy and childbirth.
With self-deprecating honesty, plenty of humor, and amusing asides from his lovely wife, Elaina, Aaron steers soon-to-be dads through...
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Bring Out the Best in Your Children
How can a good parent like you become an even greater parent? By shifting the focus to what's right with your kids instead of what is wrong with them. Discover how you can replace your frustration with joy by taking the pressure of performance and comparison off your children's shoulders.
Based in the belief that every child has God-given greatness within them, Play to Their Strengths shows you how to move with...
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Hey, Mama. This world feels like it's spinning faster every day. As the darkness has crept in, your brave prayers may have given way to fearful pleas that your kids would experience God's kingdom-in a safe and comfortable way.
This generation needs heroes of the faith and your child can be one of them, but that will require you to be strong and BRAVE. You and I must call out the bold Christ followers within our children and help them face the unknown...
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You're deeply committed to helping your kids succeed. But you're concerned-why are so many graduates unprepared to enter the workforce and face life on their own? You're doing your best to raise healthy children, but sometimes you wonder, am I really helping them?
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Change can happen in our culture.
It can happen in our home and in our children.
But it starts with us.
Amorality, dishonesty, discontent-you want your children to reject today's norms in favor of values like integrity, wisdom, and forgiveness. But how can you train them to do this when you sometimes fall short yourself?
Author, speaker, and Moms in Prayer podcast host Lee Nienhuis offers guidance to every parent seeking to raise Jesus-following...
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A Healthy View of Sexuality Starts with God
God created sex to be good. But our culture is drifting away from a biblical worldview and is promoting an unhealthy view of sexuality. The church has taken a defensive approach, giving our kids a long list of "do nots" with few words of hope or redemption.
Do you want something better for your child?
Rediscover God's plan for sexuality and instill a positive perspective of sex and identity in your children....
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Bestselling author Michelle McKinney Hammond, whose books have sold over 1.3 million copies, encourages single women to place their need for love in perspective, take their lives off hold, live purposely, and gain a better understanding of how to relate successfully to men.
In her candid, no-nonsense style, Michelle assures the reader that the journey toward finding a mate for life does not have to be filled with anxiety or regret. She warmly offers...
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Parents adore their kids, but expressions of love can get lost in the mayhem of carpools, diaper changes, and afterschool activity schedules. Jay Payleitner, author of 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad and proud father of five, inspires parents to turn love into an action verb with 365 simple and doable ideas:
• Call your children out on the front lawn to see a double rainbow.
• Let them see you reading your Bible and praying. Often.
• Learn to...
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Continuing her popular Setting Boundaries® series, Allison Bottke offer her distinctive "Six Steps to SANITY" to readers who must deal with difficult people.
S...Stop your own negative behavior
A...Assemble a support group
N...Nip excuses in the bud
I...Implement rules and boundaries
T....Trust your instincts
Y...Yield everything to God
Whether it's a spouse, in-law, boss, coworker, family member, neighbor, or friend, readers who have allowed...
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Elizabeth George, popular speaker and bestselling author of A Woman After God's Own Heart and A Young Woman After God's Own Heart, provides an engaging and inspirational resource for every mom who wants to lead her daughter to a godly life by example, encouragement, study, and prayer.
With her biblical insight and child-raising experience, Elizabeth guides a mother's development of her daughter's spiritual life of faithfulness, obedience, and joy...
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Families worldwide seek the godly guidance of respected counselor and internationally recognized radio host Dr. James Dobson. Now in this helpful collection, families young and old have quick access to Dr. Dobson's advice and wisdom to nurture their marriages and children with love, grace, and biblical preparedness.
Through engaging stories and relatable examples, Dr. Dobson helps readers:
• make family time a priority
• deal with job and financial...
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Leslie Ludy, popular writer and speaker, has a powerful message for today's single adults. Through personal experience and in interaction with thousands of young women over the past fourteen years, she has found that most Christian young women fall into one of two categories: those who are discontent and unfulfilled, constantly searching for the "right one," and those who are consumed by a passionate romance with Jesus Christ and are living joyful,...
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Trade in a few of your bedtime stories for memory-making moments with this collection of fun conversation starters for kids ages three to eight. It's filled with open-ended questions that will stimulate your children's imagination and help them express their thoughts.
These conversation starters for kids cover a wide range of topics and avoid one-word answers and right-or-wrong responses. The goal is simply to share some happy times together as...
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I prayed for this child, and the Lord answered my prayer. He gave me this child. And now I give this child to the Lord.1 Samuel 1:27 ERV
Do you remember when you first held your newborn daughter and sensed the awesome responsibility and immense privilege of parenthood? God gave you this precious gift to care for and to love, and He may have even whispered to your heart, "She is yours."
Now comes the hard part-raising her up from a baby to a happy,...
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As a grandparent, you have a powerful impact on your grandchildren's lives. And the most important pathway is prayer. Steve and Annie Chapman offer you these heartwarming stories and thoughtful prayers for inspiration. You'll read about...
• a bullied schoolboy who discovers home is a safe haven. God, I pray my grandchildren will know love instead of hate, cheers instead of jeers, and mercy instead of judgment.
• a grandparent's insights on helping...
17) The Dad Book
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Younger dad, older dad, in-the-middle dad...who couldn't use an easy-access volume of pick-me-up ideas and inspirations called The Dad Book? Especially when it includes entries like aardvarks, Hollywood, and waffles?
Though the science of raising children remains a mystery, Jay Payleitner, bestselling author of 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad and veteran dadmeister of five grown kids, will spark new ideas with
• fresh suggestions for engaging your...
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How can a woman cope...survive...and even thrive again after divorce? There are no easy answers. Kari West and Noelle Quinn offer their experience and companionship to the reader along a road she never wanted to walk as they urge her to hang on and
• admit to the all-but-unbearable pain• grasp God's love and acceptance at a new level• rebuild life...and learn to laugh and love again.
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Are you frustrated with dating? Wondering how to find the right one? Christian psychologist and life coach Georgia Shaffer reveals how to avoid unhealthy people, build vibrant relationships, and find romance! These 12 smart choices will help you...
• pinpoint the qualities you want in a mate
• determine if someone has integrity and is trustworthy
• deepen your capacity to connect romantically
• minimize emotional reactions that can block intimacy
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With sensitivity and a passion to help families experience authentic, life-changing relationships with God, mother of three Mary DeMuth reveals effective ways for parents to communicate with and encourage their kids. Practical ideas and illustrations guide parents to develop strong family connections, learn along with their children, and create a safe haven for kids to explore their worlds.
With a mentor's skill, DeMuth shares effective ways to raise...
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